Baxter, Alexander

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1867 |
303 |
1983 | (84) | 7 |
| 1868 |
337 |
1949 | (85) | 0 |
| 1869 |
368 |
1914 | (85) | 4 |
| 1870 |
412 |
1904 | (89) | 0 |
| 1871 |
454 |
1894 | (93) | 0 |
| 1872 |
481 |
1883 | (95) | 2 |
| 1873 |
505 |
1877 | (98) | 0 |
| 1874 |
543 |
1871 | (100) | 0 |
| 1875 |
579 |
1865 | (101) | 0 |
| 1876 |
563 |
1859 | (102) | 1 |
| 1877 |
528 |
1855 | (103) | 2 |
| 1878 |
539 |
1853 | (103) | 2 |
| 1879 |
539 |
1846 | (105) | 0 |
| 1880 |
574 |
1839 | (107) | 0 |
| 1881 |
645 |
1833 | (108) | 0 |
| 1882 |
711 |
1826 | (108) | 2 |
| 1883 |
741 |
1830 | (112) | 0 |
| 1884 |
821 |
1835 | (116) | 0 |
| 1885 |
770 |
1839 | (119) | 0 |
| 1886 |
773 |
1843 | (122) | 0 |
| 1887 |
739 |
1847 | (125) | 0 |
| 1888 |
741 |
1852 | (127) | 0 |
| 1889 |
714 |
1856 | (129) | 0 |
| 1890 |
747 |
1860 | (131) | 0 |
| 1891 |
743 |
1864 | (132) | 0 |
| 1892 |
789 |
1869 | (133) | 0 |
| 1893 |
814 |
1873 | (134) | 0 |
| 1894 |
833 |
1877 | (135) | 0 |
| 1895 |
832 |
1882 | (136) | 0 |
| 1896 |
831 |
1886 | (136) | 1 |
| 1897 |
839 |
1885 | (139) | 0 |
| 1898 |
840 |
1884 | (142) | 0 |
| 1899 |
866 |
1884 | (145) | 0 |
| 1900 |
892 |
1883 | (147) | 0 |
| 1901 |
892 |
1882 | (150) | 0 |
| 1902 |
893 |
1882 | (152) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Baxter, Alexander Burt |
| Born: 13 May 1837 |
| Died: 2 Dec. 1906 |
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| Notes: |
| Full name and birth and death dates from official records, sent by Alan McGowan. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Gillam, London, 1868/9, page 4 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 571 |
| Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 4 |
| Periodicals |
| [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 3, Apr. 1874, page 69 |
| [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 5, Feb. 1869, page 153 |
| [CW], vol. 4, no. 9, Dec. 1868, page 345 |
| [Fld], 6 May 1876 |
| [ILN], vol. 60, no. 1687, 6 Jan. 1872, page 15 |
| [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1909, 26 Feb. 1876, page 215 |
| [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1921, 20 May 1876, page 503 |
| [SZ], vol. 25, no. 7, July 1870, page 196 |
| [WP], vol. 4, no. 3, 1 July 1871, page 46 |
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Tournament data
| Dundee 1867 (2) |
Scottish Tournament |
4 | / | 7 |
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| London, England 1869 (1) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
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Baxter, A.B. - Green, S.J. |
0 - 1 |
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Baxter, A.B. - Franklin, S. |
0 - 1 |
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Franklin, S. gave odds of pawn and move |
| London, England 1869 (2) |
Glowworm Prize Tournament |
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Baxter, A.B. - Janson, E. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1869 (4) |
Mongredien Prize Tournament |
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Baxter, A.B. - Lord, J. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1871 (7) |
Westminster - City of London Club Match |
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Baxter, A.B. - Burd (1) |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1872 (1) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Baxter, A.B. - Potter, W.N. |
0 - 1 |
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Potter, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1872 (5) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Baxter, A.B. - Woodard |
0 - 1 |
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Baxter, A.B. gave odds of pawn and move |
| London, England 1876 (12) |
City of London Club Knight Class - Athenaeum Club Match |
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Baxter, A.B. - Blackburne, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a knight |
| London, England 1877 (1) |
Athenaeum - North London Club Match |
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Baxter, A.B. - Howard (1) |
1 - 1 |
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| London, England 1878 (6) |
9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Baxter, A.B. - Gumpel, C.G. |
1 - 0 |
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Baxter, A.B. - Gunsberg, I.A. |
0 - 1 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Edinburgh 1882 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Baxter, A.B. - Fyfe, P. |
0 - 2 |
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| London, England 1896 (3) |
North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match |
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Baxter, A.B. - Symons, H.H. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1896 (5) |
City of London Club - Athenaeum Club Match |
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Baxter, A.B. - Curnock, A.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1902 (1) |
Metropolitan Club - Universities Match |
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Baxter, A.B. - Ottaway, H.W. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 8 Sept. 2024 |
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